Sovereignty, Human Rights, Security: Armed Intervention and the Foundational Problems of International Law

Authors

Philip G. Alston, New York University School of LawFollow
Euan MacDonald

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Description

This chapter begins with a discussion of the three foundational problems of international law: sovereignty, human rights, and security. It then considers the relations between each of the foundational challenges and one of the norms at the very apex of the international legal system, the prohibition on the use of force. An overview of the subsequent chapters is presented.

Source Publication

Human Rights, Intervention, and the Use of Force

Source Editors/Authors

Philip Alston, Euan MacDonald

Publication Date

2008

Recommended Citation

Alston, Philip G. and MacDonald, Euan, "Sovereignty, Human Rights, Security: Armed Intervention and the Foundational Problems of International Law" (2008). Faculty Chapters. 35.
https://gretchen.law.nyu.edu/fac-chapt/35